Birrería Macha Projects Growth, Awaiting Investment Round on Stock Exchange Platform
Valentina Facundo and Pablo Bermúdez, founders of Birrería Macha. Photo: Courtesy/Birrería Macha
TL;DR
- Birrería Macha is launching an investment campaign on a2censo, the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia's platform.
- The campaign aims to raise $2,000 million pesos by offering 10% of the company's shares.
- Funds will be used to expand in Bogotá by opening five new 'neighborhood brewery' locations.
- The company plans to have eight locations and 7,500 million pesos in sales by the end of next year.
- Long-term goals include 40 establishments and 60,000 million pesos in revenue by 2032.
- Birrería Macha was founded in 2019, inspired by the legacy of Pablo Bermúdez's great-grandfather, a brewer.
- The brewery focuses on independent, small-batch production, with a Helles Lager as its main beer.
- The business model includes owned retail locations ('birrerías') and partnerships with restaurants.
- The company currently uses a maquila (contract manufacturing) model for production, with plans for its own plant in the future.
- Recent sales were 2,500 million pesos in the past year, with projections of 4,500 million by 2026.
- The artisanal beer market in Colombia represents only 0.5% of the total market, indicating significant growth potential.